Simulated moire architectural mesh panel

Abstract

An architectural mesh panel includes a plurality of spaced rods and a plurality of adjacent rows of pickets, each of the rows of pickets including at least a plurality of first links, a plurality of second links and a plurality of third links, the plurality of first links have a first spacing, the plurality of second links have a second spacing, and the plurality of third links have a third spacing, wherein each of the rows of pickets includes at least two adjacent first links defining a closely spaced link area, wherein each of the rows of pickets includes at least one second link disposed adjacent the closely spaced link area on each side thereof, wherein the closely spaced link area creates a simulated moiré appearance of a moving stripe to an observer whose viewpoint is continuously changing from one side of the architectural mesh panel towards the other.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An architectural metal mesh panel comprising:
 a plurality of spaced metal rods and a plurality of adjacent rows of metal pickets interconnecting the plurality of spaced metal rods, each of the rows of metal pickets including at least a plurality of first links, a plurality of second links and a plurality of third links, the plurality of first links have a first spacing, the plurality of second links have a second spacing, and the plurality of third links have a third spacing, 
 wherein at least some of the metal pickets and at least some of the first links are made from the same piece of metal over at least a partial length of at least one of the metal rods, 
 wherein the first spacing is less than the second spacing and the second spacing is less than the third spacing, 
 wherein each of the rows of metal pickets includes at least two adjacent first links defining a primary closely spaced link area, 
 wherein each of the rows of metal pickets includes at least one second link disposed adjacent the primary closely spaced link area on at least one side thereof, 
 wherein the plurality of rows of metal pickets are configured to form a repeating pattern of through openings which create a simulated moiré appearance of a moving stripe to an observer whose viewpoint is continuously changing from one side of the architectural mesh panel towards the other. 
 
     
     
       2. The architectural metal mesh panel according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of adjacent rows of pickets are substantially identical. 
     
     
       3. The architectural metal mesh panel according to  claim 1 , wherein said primary closely spaced link area defines a first primary closely spaced link area, and the architectural metal mesh panel further comprises a second primary closely spaced link area creating a simulated moiré appearance of a second moving stripe to an observer whose viewpoint is continuously changing from one side of the architectural mesh panel towards the other. 
     
     
       4. The architectural metal mesh panel according to  claim 3 , wherein said first and second primary closely spaces areas form a regularly repeating pattern across a width of the architectural mesh panel. 
     
     
       5. The architectural metal mesh panel according to  claim 3 , wherein said first and second primary closely spaces areas form an irregularly repeating pattern across a width of the architectural mesh panel. 
     
     
       6. The architectural metal mesh according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the rows of pickets further includes at least one first link adjacent at least one second link on at least one side thereof defining a first secondary closely spaced link area. 
     
     
       7. The architectural metal mesh according to  claim 6 , wherein each of the rows of pickets further includes at least one first link adjacent at least one second link on at least one side thereof defining a second secondary closely spaced link area. 
     
     
       8. The architectural metal mesh according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the pickets further includes at least one second link disposed adjacent the primary closely spaced link area on each side thereof. 
     
     
       9. The architectural metal mesh panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rows of metal pickets define a plurality of through openings. 
     
     
       10. The architectural metal mesh panel according to  claim 9 , wherein each of said plurality of through openings defines a predetermined width. 
     
     
       11. An architectural metal mesh panel comprising:
 a plurality of metal spaced rods and a plurality of adjacent rows of metal pickets interconnecting the plurality of spaced rods, each of the rows of pickets including a plurality of links defining a plurality of through openings having a predetermined width, 
 said plurality of rows of metal pickets including at least a first picket, a second picket and a third picket, 
 wherein said first picket includes at least one first link having a first spacing, said second picket includes at least one first link having a second spacing and said third picket includes at least one first link having a third spacing, said first links of the first, second and third pickets being longitudinally aligned in the architectural mesh panel, 
 wherein at least some of the metal pickets and at least some of the first links are integrally formed from the same piece of metal over at least a partial length of at least one of the metal rods, 
 wherein the first spacing is less than the second spacing and the second spacing is greater than the third spacing such that the first links form a geometrical pattern in a longitudinal direction of the architectural mesh panel. 
 
     
     
       12. The architectural metal mesh panel according to  claim 11 , wherein the first picket further includes a plurality of second links, the second picket further includes a plurality of second links, and the third picket further includes a plurality of second links, said second links of the first, second and third pickets being longitudinally aligned in the architectural mesh panel,
 wherein the first, second and third rows of pickets include at least one second link disposed on each side of the at least one first link such that the first and second links of the first, second and third rows create a simulated moiré appearance of a moving stripe including a changing geometrical shape to an observer whose viewpoint is continuously changing from one side of the architectural mesh panel towards the other.